Raymond R. Buchan
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Age: 33
From: Johnston, Pa.
Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany
Incident: Army Sgt. 1st Class Raymond R. Buchan died July 1 in Ta’meem, Iraq, of wounds sustained from enemy small-arms fire. Also killed was Staff Sgt. Michael L. Ruoff Jr.
Died: July 01, 2007
Western Pa. soldier killed in Iraq
The Associated Press
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — A Western Pennsylvania soldier who spent nearly his entire adult life in the military was killed during his second tour of duty in Iraq.
Army Sgt. 1st Class Raymond Richard Buchan, 33, of Johnstown, died July 1 in Ta’meem, Iraq, of wounds from small-arms fire, according to the Defense Department.
Buchan was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.
Buchan spent 16 years in the Army, his father, Richard, told The Associated Press on July 3.
Buchan, who also had been stationed once at Fort Hood, Texas, was redeployed to Iraq last fall, his father said.
Staff Sgt. Michael L. Ruoff Jr., 31, of Yosemite, Calif., also died from small-arms fire in Ta’meem on Sunday.
Raymond Buchan graduated in 1991 from Westmont Hilltop High...